• @shalafi
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    1422 months ago

    Jesus, ate The Onion again. Right at the edge of believably.

    • @Lost_My_Mind
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      522 months ago

      In the 90s, the headlines were absurdist satire, and the point was to laugh at people who could fall for it being a real news publication.

      Things like “Woman wins powerball lottery. Buys state of Montana.”

      NOW the headlines are absurdist satire, and the world has decided to bite the onion SO HARD that real life headlines are just as absurdist and satire adjacent, that you’re easily forgiven for not knowing the difference between ketchup and catsup.

      • DominusOfMegadeus
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        132 months ago

        Why would you bring that condimental abomination into this friendly discussion?

        • @shalafi
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          52 months ago

          I call tomatoes god’s perfect food, but they can only be pushed so far until they become an abomination before a loving Jesus.

      • @[email protected]
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        62 months ago

        NOW the headlines are absurdist satire, and the world has decided to bite the onion SO HARD that real life headlines are just as absurdist and satire adjacent, that you’re easily forgiven for not knowing the difference between ketchup and catsup.

        Basically american version of soviet anecdotes.